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Timmy Hill (No. 66) beats Ryan Preece (No. 37) to the checkered flag at Texas in the the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 125 at iRacing’s virtual Texas Motor Speedway on March 29, 2020.

eNASCAR Series Expands to Five Races in 2022

The eNASCAR International iRacing Series will expand to a five-race schedule in 2022 with new partners D-BOX Technologies and Digital Motorsports along for the ride. In its second year, the D-BOX eNASCAR International iRacing Series presented by Digital Motorsports will visit virtual tracks in the United States, Canada and Belgium, beginning at Homestead-Miami Speedway on […]

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Home of College World Series to be Named ‘Charles Schwab Field Omaha’

The home of baseball’s College World Series will be named Charles Schwab Field Omaha, representing the financial services company, through 2029. The Charles Schwab Corporation obtained naming rights for the stadium after its October 2020 acquisition of TD Ameritrade. The name change in Omaha will start effective in 2022 at the 24,000-seat baseball stadium with […]

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Cotton Bowl to Feature Allied Esports Activation

Esports is coming to the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, as Allied Esports will bring its Allied Esports Truck to the College Football Playoff Semifinal in Arlington, Texas. The 18-wheel mobile gaming truck will include an eNASCAR Arcade activation with Goodyear providing attendees a unique racing experience on virtual NASCAR tracks using iRacing simulators on the […]

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Atlantic City to Host Large Indoor Pickleball Tournament

The Atlantic City Convention Center will be home to the Atlantic City Pickleball Open Indoor Championships, which is billed as the world’s largest indoor pickleball tournament, September 19–24, 2022. The event is being staged by the Atlantic City Sports Commission in partnership with Pickleball Entertainment Consultants as part of a three-year deal to hold the […]

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College Football Playoff Names Byron Hatch Chief Operating Officer

Byron Hatch has been named the College Football Playoff’s chief operating officer after spending six years as the assistant commissioner of championships for the Southeastern Conference. During Hatch’s time with the SEC he oversaw the SEC football championship game, men’s basketball tournament and softball tournament. In his role, Hatch will be responsible for managing the […]

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USA Triathlon to Invest $100,000-Plus to Drive Youth Multisport Participation

USA Triathlon will invest more than $100,000 to increase opportunities and access for current and prospective youth athletes across the multisport community through its 2022 Return to Racing Youth Stimulus Package. The program includes free youth event sanctioning, free youth clinic sanctioning, free registration for youth clubs, 10 free youth memberships to race directors and […]

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Fort Lauderdale Convention Center Marks Expansion Milestone

The newly expanded Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center in Florida has reopened with the improved venue boasting 800,000 square feet of space, including 350,000 square feet of contiguous exhibit space. While the latest expansion has opened, more work remains, with total planned renovation expected to finish out at 1.2 million square feet by late […]

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New Venue Proposed for Baylor Basketball in Waco

A new $185 million arena for the national powerhouse Baylor University basketball teams and other events will be part of a larger development in downtown Waco, Texas. The Bears men’s basketball team, coming off its first national championship in the spring, is ranked No. 1 early in the 2021–2022 college basketball season. Should approvals from […]

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